Fish-hook.



No. 6%,!09. Patented Dec. 31, 1am. E. u. HUBBARD.

FISH HOOK.

(Application filed Aug. 14, 1901.)

(No Model.)

U TTnn STATES T OFFICE.

EDW'IN N. HUBBARD, OF MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT.

FISH HOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent Noi 690,109, dated December 3 9 Application filed August 14, 1901- Serial No. 72,029. (No model) T0 aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN N. HUBBARD, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Hiddletown, county of Middlesex, State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fish-Hooks, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a fish-hook having features of novelty and advantage.

Referring to the drawing, the figure represents a fish-hook embodying my invention.

A denotes the shaft of an ordinary fishhook,with the usual barbed point- B. Secured to the shaft and extending from it at an angle thereto is the rigid arm C, which projects over the barbed point of the hook, but at a considerable distance from the point. By this arrangement this arm acts as a guard for the point to prevent it from catching in weeds, bushes, &c., and it also prevents a fish from swallowing the hook or from jumping up and cutting the line.

I am aware that heretofore hooks have been made with anattachinent to prevent the points from catching in weeds, &c.; but this attachment, as I believe, in every case extended from the'shaft directly ,down into contact with the point of the hook. There are serious and obvious objections to such a hook, especially when it is used on a wary or gamy fish. I am aware also that a patent has been granted on a fish-hook having a rigid arm extendin g rearwardly from the shaftthat is,on the opposite side of the shaft from the point of the hook. Never yet,however,has there been a hook produced which by the same means protects the hook from fouling or being swallowed and the line from being broken.

I claim as my invention A fish-hook having a rigid arm extending from its shaft at an angle thereto, and on the same side of the shaft as the point but at a distance above said point, substantially as described.

EDWIN N. HUBBARD; 

